OMG today has been such a bad day. Literally no sleep last night was pacing the floor at 2am, worrying about every part of me checking myself all over from top to toe it's ridiculous......im also on the menopause forum but feel it's more than that, heart racing had a panic attack at 4pm and had to get on the floor - calmer now but on edge. Two deaths in family recently and now a friend is very ill it's all too much just want to feel safe and calm x
This was me last night. Any advice? I've been through this before, but I'm having a hard time this time around.
Thanks for reply. I wish I knew the answers for you I really do as struggling so much myself. I'm sorry you're suffering too as I feel for anyone going through this it's awful. I don't sleep much, lace the floor, heart thumping and head full of such anxiety. I'm thinking about asking GP. For diazepam as need to calm down when I get like this.......ive had Sertraline but it was horrendous 😰
I've tried to avoid drugs, but I'm considering starting a perscription for ativan
Me too I don't really like the idea but I believe it's time for help - sometimes we need help and it becomes to much to bear alone and that's why meds are there - they help and make life liveable, hopefully . Wish you luck with whatever you decide to do 😉
Yes there is a place I think for meds when it gets too much to deal with alone. I think a little help to get through this is not a bad thing if it helps and we can cope then it can't be a bad thing , good luck 😉
I think I'm in that position now. I keep having small setbacks. Two steps forward, one step back. I think I might need some meds just to get me to keep me from going back a step.
Hi , I'm from the menopause form too..I've replied to you before .
i was taking a little roam around this anxiety forum tonight and there you were 🙋
sorry for your loss and also panic attacks are so draining 😟
i was looking around here cause even though most of my trouble began with peri meno but I'd had my ups and downs before that time with small bouts of anxiety .
I don't think now it's all meno but a combination anxiety/meno
Seems like once the anxiety gets rolling ..then everything in your body is on high alert. I constantly feel every little thing that hurts or tingles ect sets me off. Went through this week feeling heart palps and panic attacks and well to be honest ..it's very unsettling. ATM best I can do is continue to tell my self it never lasts and remember the good days. But my mind is constantly running in circles at times it's like a broken record 😜lol.
then if I go and Google things it only puts me into a real funk.
every morning I get up and boom it's another physical thing to deal with ..
im convinced that if the anxiety could be bought under control a whole host of physical things would be eliminated. Like weeding a garden so then your just dealing with a few main things.
ive got an appointment end of the month with a doctor and I feel as if I've given all I could to handle things on my own but it's time to reach out ..
anxiety is a lair cause it often tells us we can just work it through but unless we actually get a break from it ..a chance to heal, well it's just a vicious circle . Mind you I'm a huge chicken 🐔 lol and fear of taking medication almost prompts a panic attack. I googled every med and of course freaked me out with all the side effects ,still in the end I deserve more..so I have to try ..
l've realized I don't want to be in the same place years from now and that means taking a step in another direction 👍
It encourages me to read about yourself and others who are making choices to move forward 😏 it takes a lot of strength 💪